International Business and the Environment

The Oxford Handbook of Business and the Natural Environment

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Christmann, Petra ^a   Taylor, Glen ^b  

^a Rutgers University English Department   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental conduct; Environmental protection; Global economy; Global supply chains; Host nations; International business; International political economy; Multinational enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 85081863039     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199584451.003.0003     Document Type: Chapter

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